# Accident 19880405007479A: Piper PA28140, Manassas, VA, April 5, 1988

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 5, 1988, 20:35 local time
- Place: Manassas, VA
- Airport: Manassas Municipal/Harry P Davis
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Final Approach
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 38.7468° N, 77.4826° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Manassas, VA, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=38.7468&lon=-77.4826&mi=10
- Aircraft: N1719J, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N1719J-1995-12-15) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Piper PA-28-140 (registry code 7102802, https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-pa-28-140) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER PA28140
- Reported engine: LYC O320E2A
- People aboard: 4
- Fatal injuries: 4
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB BFO88FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA034) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19880405007479A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STRUCK TREES ON NIGHT APPROACH TO W10. STALLED INTO FIELD SHORT OF RUNWAY. BLACK HOLE TYPE APPROACH. VASI INOP.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB BFO88FA034](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/BFO88FA034), Apr 6, 1988: Piper PA-28-140 (N1719J), Manassas, VA, destroyed, 4 fatal

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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